Finding Joy in Teaching During Dark Times
By Michelle D. Deardorff, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
The last decade has been difficult for political scientists as we witnessed global attacks on the institutions and values to which we have committed our professional and intellectual lives. If teaching is an act of optimism, how do we understand our work as significant, important to democracy, and a practice that can sustain our faith in the promise of a better future? We can rediscover the joy of teaching and maintain hope in our work by recognizing our impact extends beyond our classrooms and the purpose of our teaching is broader than the student learning outcomes of an individual course.
The Journal of Political Science Education is an intellectually rigorous, path-breaking, agenda-setting journal that publishes the highest quality scholarship on teaching and pedagogical issues in political science. The journal aims to represent the full range of questions, issues and approaches regarding political science education, including teaching-related issues, methods and techniques, learning/teaching activities and devices, educational assessment in political science, graduate education, and curriculum development.
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